A transport zone is a user defined scope for VXLAN networking traffic. Transport zones defines which hosts/clusters will be able to participate in VXLAN based virtual networking. Transport zones acts as a container to host logical switches and Esxi host uses these logical switches to communicate among themselves or with the underlying physical infrastructure.
Transport zone is a boundary where Esxi hosts create tunnels among themselves for allowing VXLAN traffic to blow. A transport zone can be associated with one or more vSphere clusters and you can have more than one transport zone in your environment.
Prerequisite: Before creating transport zone, make sure your Esxi hosts are prepared and VXLAN has been configured already.
Create Transport Zones
To create a new transport zone, log into the vSphere Web Client and navigate to Networking & Security > Installation > Logical Network Preparation and click on green + button.
Provide a name for the transport zone and select the appropriate replication mode (we will discuss this shortly).… Read More